Nollaig Casey has a great international reputation as an exponent of Irish traditional music on the fiddle. She is a winner of several All-Ireland titles for fiddle-playing and traditional singing. She has played with the RTE Symphony Orchestra and has recorded and toured with a variety of artistes including, Planxty, Moving Hearts, Liam O’Flynn, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, and most recently with Donal Lunny’s band, Coolfin. Her television appearances include the BBC TV series Bringing it All Back Home and A River of Sound.
She collaborated with Arty McGlynn as a duo, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn. Their first album together, Lead the Knave (1990), was awarded the Belfast Telegraph Entertainment Media and Arts Award for excellence in the field of Folk Music. Their second album together. Causeway (1995, Tara Music), features Nollaig’s superb singing for the first time, and nine sets of original tunes composed by Nollaig and Arty, and includes the harmonica playing of Brendan Power. They also arranged and played music for the soundtrack of the feature film Moondance as well as Hear My Song, the feature film based on the life of singer Joseph Locke.
In 2015 she recorded an album with her sisters, virtuosa harp player Máire Ní Chathasaigh and fiddler Mairéad Ní Chathasaigh.
Discography:
Lead The Knave (Ringsend Road Music Group, 1989)
Causeway (Tara Records, 1995)
Irish Heritage (Outlet, 1998)
The music of what happened (Old Bridge Music, 2004)
Heartstring Sessions (Old Bridge Music, 2008)
Sibling Revelry, with The Casey Sisters (Old Bridge Music, 2015)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
